Tricia Barker experienced a profound near-death experience during her senior year of college, and this experience guided her to teach overseas, in public schools, and at the college level. Her story has been featured on Life to Afterlife: Death and Back, National Geographic Magazine, Women’s World Magazine, Coast to Coast AM, and The Doctor Oz Show.

Tricia’s memoir, Angels in the OR: What Dying Taught Me About Healing, Survival, and Transformation is also available through Audible. This book tells a story of her near-death experience, teaching mission, and eventual triumph over childhood trauma. The book focuses on the importance being of service to the world. A screenplay is in the works for her story.

Tricia is a graduate of The University of Texas. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Currently, she teaches English and Creative Writing at a beautiful community college in Fort Worth, Texas. She interviews other near-death experiencers, researchers, healers, spiritual teachers, and mediums on her YouTube Channel. Tricia’s poetry and essays have been published in several academic publications.

Poems:

Loving Narcissus & Sometimes God: Poems

The Self, The Other, and God: Poems

Website: triciabarkernde.com

Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

Summary and transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded October 3, 2020

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to "Buddha at the Gas Pump" with Rick Archer

00:04:19 - Joy in Telling Stories

00:08:15 - Psychic bond between parents and children

00:12:14 - Encountering Light Beings in the Operating Room

00:16:00 - Personal Guardian Angels

00:19:38 - Connecting with Subtle Beings and Angels

00:23:58 - The Role of Practice and Learning in Spiritual Development

00:27:47 - Connecting to an All-Knowing Energy

00:31:24 - Healing Trauma and Awakening

00:35:09 - The Need in Low-Income Schools

00:38:38 - Oneness with Everyone and Messages from the Cosmos

00:42:28 - A Heavenly Encounter with Grandfather and God

00:46:38 - The Personal Form of God and Near-Death Experiences

00:50:37 - The Annoyance of Oneness with Everyone

00:54:34 - Channeling Insight into Helping Students

00:58:41 - Inspiring Healing and Change in Traumatized Students

01:02:41 - The Impact of Trauma on Society

01:06:43 - The Impact of Meditation in Schools

01:10:38 - The Power of Community and Support

01:14:58 - Faith and Near-Death Experiences

01:18:04 - Near-death Experiences and Letting Go

01:21:40 - Using Literature to Analyze Culture

01:25:38 - Themes in Near-Death Experiences

01:29:52 - Connecting to Intuition and Discerning Truth

01:33:34 - Contact with Loved Ones on the Other Side

01:37:35 - Unfairness and Healing Perspectives

01:41:22 - Healing from Contracts and the Virtue of Justice

01:45:12 - Robin Williams' Message of Healing

01:48:55 - Embracing the Gift of Life and Spiritual Connection

01:53:04 - Workshops, Summits, and Readings on YouTube

01:56:30 - Upcoming Interviews and Farewell